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...stake, and his boss's was on the line too. Bush had declared that anyone involved in leaking Plame's identity would be fired. Cheney had personally assured Bush early on that his aide wasn't involved, even persuading the President to exonerate Libby publicly through a spokesman. Special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald, who prosecuted the case, said Libby's obstruction had prevented investigators from uncovering the truth about Cheney's role. "There is a cloud over the Vice President," Fitzgerald said in his closing arguments. (Matthew Cooper, then a TIME correspondent, was a witness in the case against Libby. Cooper...
...White House was prepared for the ruling, in part because after six years in Washington, Bush had finally found himself a White House counsel who was up to the job. Fred Fielding, a genial, white-haired, slightly stooped figure in his late 60s, had cut his teeth as an assistant to John Dean in Richard Nixon's counsel's office and served as Ronald Reagan's top lawyer as well. He had unrivaled experience managing allegations of White House misconduct. He also was one of the few people in Washington who had served in as many Republican Administrations as Cheney...
President Barack Obama has said that he is concerned about the potential impact of such tariffs on free trade, and that putting up such barriers would only make a global agreement more elusive. But other provisions could give the U.S. quiet leverage over developing nations. Annie Petsonk, the international counsel for the Environmental Defense Fund, says that the U.S. could make access to American carbon markets - which could eventually be worth trillions - contingent on how developing nations deal with climate change, for example by agreeing to mandatory reductions in the rate of growth of their emissions. "Carbon-market access...
...Bureau of Study Counsel (BSC) is operating on a reduced schedule for much of the summer, with the office open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., from July 6 to Aug. 21. The Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Services (OAODS) will be closed the week of Aug. 10, and the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (OSAPR) will be closed for the month of July. All of the changes were made to help maximize services during the academic year, when most students are on campus, according to the statements on the Faculty of Arts and Sciences...
...students are in need of services or counseling while OAODS is closed in August, there are resources and personnel that can assist them at the Bureau of Study Counsel or Mental Health Services, Travia said. The FAS Web site noted that calls to OSAPR in July are being forwarded directly to the Boston Rape Crisis Center...